I normally include cover art with my reviews, but I find that as embarrassed as I am that I even read this book, I would manage to be more embarrassed still were I to share the cover art. I read this book on audio (through the library for the blind), so I didn’t see the […]
Category Archives: Science Fiction
Book Review: Queen City Jazz
It took me a long time to figure out what I thought about this book. Even after finishing it, I can’t be quite sure what I just read. It was all very surreal and dreamlike, and main character Verity seemed more like a reporter than an actor. In the end, I’d say this book was […]
Book Review: Unforgettable
Sixty seconds after you turn away from Nat Morgan, you won’t remember anything about him — not how he looks, not what he said, not even what you did together. And if you think that sounds disconcerting to you, just imagine how it feels to Nat. His mother forgot him every night when she went […]
Book Review: Catch the Lightning
This is the second book in the Skolian Empire series, and I felt it was an easier book to get into because it was told from the viewpoint of a waitress from 1987. Tina meets future pilot, Althor, when he accidentally finds himself in her time. This story unfolded gradually, as Tina learns about the […]
Book Review: Primary Inversion
Primary Inversion by Catherine Asaro featured a number of powerful, compelling moments, sandwiched between a few extreme info dumps. If you’re willing to read past them to the heart and soul of this story, you will find a treasure there. To put this in perspective, it has been a long time since I’ve ventured into […]
Book Review: Nebula’s Music
Nebula is a cyborg, a machine manufactured from a donated human body. She should have been reborn with a clean slate, knowing only that which happened from the moment of creation, but when she plays certain songs on the piano, she has flickering memories of a time before. Radian is not initially a part of […]
Book Review: Mockingjay
Title: Mockingjay Author: Suzanne Collins The final volume in the Hunger Games trilogy left me feeling empty inside, especially after the dark, emotional roller-coaster of the first. I would say I feel disappointed, because on some level that’s true, but to be honest the book didn’t surprise me much after the direction things took in […]
Book Reviews: Samaria
Titles: Archangel, Jovah’s Angel, The Alleluia Files Author: Sharon Shinn Sub-genre(s): Science Fiction When it comes to reviewing series, I often have trouble leaving my impressions one at a time, especially after I have finished. So I’ll tackle these together, although each tells its own complete story. What really struck me about the Samaria books […]
Book Reviews: Obsidian Prey
Title: Obsidian Prey Author: Jayne Castle Sub-Genre: Science Fiction/Paranormal/Suspense If you’re familiar with Jayne Castle (aka Jayne Ann Krentz aka Amanda Quick), then you don’t need a plot summary. Basically, what’s going to happen is two people are going to fall in love while solving a mystery that puts them in a great deal of […]
Madeleine L’Engle
One of my all-time favorite authors, Madeleine L’Engle, died last night at the age of 88. A Wrinkle in Time was one of the first science fiction books I ever read…and reread. It was inspirational to me, both as a young reader and as a young writer. The main character, Meg, reminded me a lot […]